When to go · Burundi
Burundi in May
Mixed month. Rains ease late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Burundi
- Prices
- Low
- Burundi
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Burundi
Rains ease late in the month.
Weather in May
- Lake Tanganyika shore · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacfine
At 780 m it's hot and humid: 30 °C most of the year, rain peaking Feb–Apr.
- Central highlands · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countryfine
1,500–2,000 m: mild days and cool nights; a short dry spell in Jan sometimes.
- South-east · Rutana, Karera Falls, Source of the Nilefine
Hilly and green; dirt roads to the falls are hard in the rains.
- Bujumbura27° / 17°, 8 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day
1 May
Public holiday.
Ascension Day
May–Jun (moves)
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Burundi
- Low
- Prices · Burundi
- Low
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.